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Violanthrone

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Violanthrone

Violanthrone, also known as Dibenzanthrone, is an organic compound that serves as a vat dye and a precursor to other vat dyes. X-ray crystallography confirms that the molecule is planar with C2v symmetry. Isomeric with violanthrone is isoviolanthrone, which has a centrosymmetric structure.

Synthesis

It is produced by coupling of two molecules of benzanthrone.

References

Violanthrone Wikipedia